You know the saying – to know who you are, look at the five people you spend the most time with. They will be a reflection of you.
During this Full Moon in Aries as in every Full Moon in Aries opposite the Libra Sun, you will have a prime opportunity to look at the closest relationships you have, and to see who you are through them. However, this is a more profound occasion than usual due the fact that this 2013 Aries Full Moon is accompanied by Penumbral Eclipse. The eclipse intensifies and prolongs the effect this dynamic. What happens during this Full Moon phase (exact at 4:38p PDT today, October 18th, 2013) will have an effect on you for a long time after these few days of the actual full phase.
That said, the big questions at hand during this Full Moon-Eclipse in Aries are:
- When you are with the people you spend the most time with, are you really being your true self, or are you pretending to be someone you’re not just to fit in?
- Are you ready to take action and make the changes you need to make in your relationships or are you ready to allow much-needed changes to occur in your life, knowing they will be lasting if not permanent changes?
These questions are important because many of the astrological dynamics happening right now (Pluto in Capricorn, Neptune Retrograde in Pisces, Uranus Retrograde in Aries, Saturn in Scorpio, Chiron Retrograde in Pisces, etc.) have been and continue to encourage or force us to get real with ourselves collectively and individually. Over the course of this year to date, we have been asked to face our illusions and delusions about ourselves and our life circumstances in order to make necessary changes to align with our respective life purposes.
As we each step fully into our individual life purposes, our collective human purpose emerges. Yet for the collective dynamic to emerge, we must make the changes on an individual level first. For some of us, the changes have been minor. For some of us, the changes have been life-altering.
This Full Moon-Eclipse in Aries helps you to not only see the changes you’ve made, but to also see more changes that you may still need to make and asks you whether or not you will actually make them. After all, Aries is the sign of initiative and action – it’s all about you first and foremost. This is the time for you to ask yourself two questions: “What have I done for me lately?”, and “What do I still need to do?” It is also the time to answer the latter question by actually doing what you need or want to do. This is your chance to take the initiative in make changes happen in and for your life.
If anything has been made clear this year, it is that there is no façade that can hide your true self forever. Eventually, your true colors will come out of the shadows. No matter how much you may pretend to be that soft blue silk shirt, if you’re really an itchy red wool turtleneck, the people closest to you will eventually get to know your truth. This is the chronic plague some of us have regarding relationships – we pretend to be someone we aren’t in order to attract people into our lives or to belong or fit into communities, only to reveal our true natures – or in our partner’s/collaborators’ eyes, only to change completely – once we secure their places and roles in our lives. It’s a recipe for frustration, disappointment, and unhappiness all around.
The beauty of this particular Full Moon-Eclipse in Aries is that you can clearly see where and how you are pretending to be someone you truly aren’t in your relationships, and then take the steps to step out of your darkness, remove your façades, and free yourself from the oppressive relationships you may have with others and yourself. You have more power than usual now to reclaim your life and set yourself free to be the person you truly are from the inside out…if you choose to.
And that’s the biggest question of all: Will you choose to get real with yourself then others in your life as result of claiming and taking actions in alignment with your inner truth? Will you choose to be who you really and truly are?
Will you choose you – the real and true you?
It’s up to you.
For more about how this Full Moon-Eclipse in Aries may affect you directly, please contact me to schedule a session.
Thanks for reading and sharing Signs and Numbers. Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
